Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-252) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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List of Maps; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Steamboats on the Upper Lakes; 2 Captain W.H. Smith Arrives on Georgian Bay; 3 Economic Prospects Around Georgian Bay, 1865; 4 The Construction of the Frances Smith; 5 Aground in Georgian Bay; 6 The Red River Affair; 7 Aboard a Palace Steamer in the 1870s-80s; 8 The Great Storm of '75; 9 Serious Challenges; 10 Delivering the Royal Mail; 11 Troubles on the Lakes; 12 Confrontation with United States Customs; 13 Changing Fortunes; 14 Brutal Outrage on the Baltic; 15 Farewell to the Baltic; Appendix A: Six Models of the Frances Smith
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Appendix B: List of Ships Identified in the TextAppendix C: Presentation to W.H. Smith on April 30, 1867; Appendix D: Shipping Rates for the Frances Smith, 1870; Appendix E: Dates of Post Office Openings on Georgian Bay and Lake Superior; Appendix F: Report of A.R. Gordon; Appendix G: Supreme Court Decision; Notes; Resources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Author
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The Frances Smith, the first steamboat to be built in Owen Sound, was the largest and most luxurious vessel to sail the Upper Great Lakes from a Canadian port.
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OverDrive, Inc.
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315908EF-BE89-4470-977A-2B56BA93EB91
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Title
Frances Smith.
International Standard Book Number
9781897045046
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Frances Smith (Steamboat)
Frances Smith (Bateau à vapeur)
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Steamboats-- Ontario-- Georgian Bay-- History.
Steam-navigation-- Ontario-- Georgian Bay-- History.
Bateaux à vapeur-- Ontario-- Georgienne, Région de la baie-- Histoire.
Navigation à vapeur-- Ontario-- Georgienne, Région de la baie-- Histoire.
Steamboats.
Steam-navigation.
TRANSPORTATION-- General.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Georgian Bay (Ont.), History, 19th century.
Georgienne, Région de la baie (Ont.), Histoire, 19e siècle.